Roofing-bracket.



T. B. HILLMON.

ROOFING BRACKET.

urmoumx nun mam, 1909.

955,159, Patented Apr. 19,1910.

,I/ amzutm 194! cacao /8 7770 masl ilfc'l m n- THOMLS B. HILLKON, OFGLASCO, KANSAS.

ROOFING-BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 19, -191.0.

Application filed August 31, 1909. Serial Ho. 515,409.

To (all whom it my concern:

Be itknown that. l, 'lnoius B. HILLMoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at. Glasco, in the county of Cloud and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful lm. rovements in .ltoofing-lirachets, ofwhich t to following is a specification.

1 This imention has relation to certain new and useful improvements inroofing brackets or stools, such as are used to provide a seat for theworkman during the shinglin-g or repuiringof av roof.

The. principal object of my present invention is to provide. a bracketof the. above churacterof such construction that. a maximum ofdurability and strength is attained with a minimum amount of weight.

Another object is to provide :1 bracketwhich is adjustable to roots of':n' ving pitch.

A further object. is to provide suitable means whereby the bracket maybe. securely fastened into position against any possibility of diseugaement from the sloping surfaceof the root With these and other objectsin view, the present invention consists in the combination andarrangement of parts as will he hereinafter more fully described andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understoodthat chan' cs in the specific structure shown and described may he madewithin the scope of the claims without departing from the. s unit of theinvention.

In the drawings forming a mrtof (his sp cification; and in which likenumerals of reference indicate simiiar parts in the scvc-ml views,Figure 1 is a Side) elevation ml the device in place on roof. Fig. E2 ian enlarged perspective view thereof. Fig. is a side elevation of thedevi e folded. Fig.4 is a section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawing 5 indicates a folduhle seat supporting frame.This frame is preferably constructed of angle bars for the sakeoflightness and cheapness in its inmmfaeture. though it will beunderstood hat bar metal may be employed if desired. The framc 5 comarises the vertical supporting members 6 w iich are pivoted upon thestrengthening side rails 7 adjacent to one edgioftbe seat 8. The seat isdisposed in the lower inwardly turned flanges of the rails 7 and issecured thereto h means of suitable fastening screws 9. The rails -'r'extend in advance of the forward edge of the. seat, the horizontalflange being cut away beyond the seat as shown at 7'. To the extendedends of the side rails, the inclined attaching members 10 are pivotedshown at 11, the flanges thereof being bent inwardly into enga "event.with the sides of the vertical flange. ot lhe rails 7. The attachingmembers 10 are adjustabl} secured to the lower ends of die seatsupporting members 6, and for thisv urpose a plurality of openings 12are provir ed in the attaching members. In any one of these openings thestuds 13 carried by the supporting members 6 may be dispose-J. Themembers 53 have a slight lateral re dient movement snfiicien! todinngage the and? 13 from the openings 12 when it is desired to alterthe inclination of the attaching bars 10. v

A horizontal lit-ace bar 14 connects the two vertical supporting bars 6,and in order to s:-;urc these. hnragainst inadvertent lateral movementafter the device has been prop; 1 adjusted. the longitudinal slots 15are provided therein at. its ends through which extend the screwthreaded bolts 16 \z'ziltll are positioned through the lower ends of thebars 6. A not 17 is engaged upon the outer ends of the halts. andsecurely clamps the b2: H to the supporting bars 6. effectuallypreventing any movement of the studs 13 in the openings 19.. thusproviding an extremely rigid support for the seat 8.

In order to secure the device firmly in position snitahle hooks or spurs18 are. integrally formed upon the upper end"-, of the burs 10, andcurved spurs 19 are also formed upon the lower ends thereof. In placingthe device in position on the roof. the hooked spurs 18 may in; placedover the comb theref of or driven into the material, and the lower spurs19 then forced into the shingling or other material with which the roofis bein covered. Thus it will be seen that asdho weight of the workmanupon the seat will serve (0 drive the spurs 15 and 19 farther into theroof, the liability of the slipping of the bracket and serious injury tothe worlnnan is avoided.

'hen the devici l'1ll0l in use it is adapted to be folded into such formthat it may he readily carried in the tool kit. To provide for thecompact arrangement of the seat 8 and the supporting: frame, the upperends of the bars 6 have their inwardly extending flanges cut away asshown at 6'. in a similar manner to the forward ends of the side rails7. \Vhcn it is therefore no longer desired inamifacturcd.

to use the bracket, the studs 13 are disengaged from the openings 12,and the supporting members 6 folded inwardly beneath the bottom of theseat 8, and the inclined bars it) forced upwardly upon the pivot pin '11into close contact with the bars 6. Thus it will be noted that. all ofthe parts lie in a single plane, whereby the device may be easily packedin the kit and carried from place to place.

If two-or more workmen are employed upon the roof at one time, a pair ofthe brackets 5 may beused. In such an instance the brackets are suitablyspaced apart and secured to the roof in horizontal alinement with eachother. A board or lank is then placed upon the seats 8, bridging theintervening space between the brackets. The workmen may freely more uponthe board, and the roofing material can also be deposited thereon withinconvenient reach when desired.

The device above dcscribed-is particularly adapted for the shingling ofroofs, where a very rigid and firm supporting bracket must be employedowing to the yieldable nature of the rooting. My improved roofingbracket has proven to be very efficient when employed for this .pnrpose,and as its construction does not involve the use of'expcnsive materials,it will be obvious that the same may be very inexpensively It is alsostrong, durable and of neat appearance.

A strengthening bar 20 is secured at its ends adjacent to the lower endsof the members l0, and prevents their spreading apart to release thestuds 13, during the operation of the device.

Whatis claimed is:

1. A roofing bracket comprising a sup porting frame consisting of thevertical seatsupporting bars pivotally secured at their upper ends tothe sides of a seat positioned between the same, side rails secured tosaid seat, inclined attachin bars pivoted at their upper ends to saidside rails, a plurality of openings being formed in said bars adjacentto their lower ends, hooks formed upon the' sup'porting bars adapted toprevent the lateral movement thereof.

2. A roofing bracket comprising a sheet metal supporting frameconsisting of the vertical seat supporting bars, a seat arranged betweenthe upper ends of said oars, side rails secured to the opposite edges ofsaid seat, the upper ends of the supporting bars being pivoted to saidside rails, inclined attachlng bars pivoted to the forward ends of theside rails, said mtaching bars being adjustably connected to the lowerends of the supporting bars, a horizontally positioned brace barconnecting the supporting bars, said brace bar having longitudinal slotsformed therein adjacent to its ends, a transversely positioned boltextending through the supporting bars and the slots in said brace bar,nuts threaded upon said bolts adapted to secure the brace bar and toretain the attaching bars in their adjusted positions, and hooked spursintegrally formed upon the ends of the attaching bars for engagementwith a roof.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS B. HILLMON.

Witne ses: A

HARRY W. Lana, CARL L. Bpana'rr.

